Collocations Cụm từ thông dụng. Topic 1: Family life lý thuyết, bài tập và đáp án

Collocation là cách thức các từ kết hợp với nhau trong một ngôn ngữ nhằm tạo ra lời nói và câu viết tự nhiên. Nói đơn giản đó là những cụm từ thường đi với nhau và khi bạn dùng đúng những cụm này thì cách diễn đạt sẽ tự nhiên, gần với người bản ngữ hơn.Ví dụ: tồ make a speech: phát biểu to give sb a hand: giúp ai đổ to do harm: gây hại to fall asleep: ngủ thiếp đi to make an enlargement: phóng to heavy rain: mưa to death penalty: án tử hình

TRUNG TÂM LUYỆN THI TÂM AN COLOCATIONS TOPIC 1: FAMILY LIFE

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1 Immediate family = nuclear

family gia đình ruột thịt (bao gồm ba, mẹ & anh chị em ruột)

2 Extended family đại gia đình (bao gồm ông bà, cô chú bác, cậu, mợ )

3 Family tree sơ đồ gia đình, để chỉ mối quan hệ giữa các thành viên

trong gia đình(gia phả)

5 Loving family = close-knit

family

gia đình êm ấm

6 Dysfunctional family gia đình không êm ấm

7 Carefree childhood tuổi thơ êm đềm

8 Troubled childhood tuổi thơ khó khăn

9 Bitter divorce ly hôn (do có xích mích tình cảm)

10 Messy divorce ly hôn và có tranh chấp tài sản

11 Mutual divorce / separation ly hôn mà không xảy ra tranh chấp

13 Single mother người mẹ có con nhưng chưa lập gia đình (mẹ đơn

thân)

14 Have/get an abortion phá thai

16 Divorce settlement giải quyết các vấn đềly hôn

17 Custody of the children quyền nuôi con

18 Grant joint custody vợ chồng cùng chia sẻ quyền nuôi con

19 Sole custody chỉ vợ hoặc chồng có quyền nuôi con

20 Award sole custody giao quyền nuôi con

21 Pay child support trợ cấp tiền nuôi con

22 Be/keep on good terms with sb

= keep on (well) with sb

= get along with sb

= have a good relationship with

sb

mối quan hệ hòa nhã, lịch thiệp, chan hòa với ai

24 Give the baby up for adoption đem con cho người ta nhận nuôi

25 Due date = baby is due ngày dự sinh

26 Have the baby = give birth sinh con

28 Raise the child = bring up the

child

nuôi nấng

30 Birth mother (biological

31 A/the blue-eyed boy đứa con cưng

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

Question 1: The technological advances _birth to the Industrial Revolution, which was the

transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840

Question 2: A number of the kids in my classroom come from _homes.

A broken B damaged C hurt D separated

Question 3: After a _divorce from his wife of 20 years, the actor married a woman young

enough to be his daughter

Question 4: An _family is a family consisting of parents like father, mother, and their

children, aunts, uncles, and cousins, all living nearby or in the same household

Question 5: His parents died in a car accident 3 years ago and he has been _up by his

grandparents since then

Question 6: A _ mother is the woman who gives birth to a child, regardless of whether she is

the genetic mother or subsequently brings up the child

Question 7: She decided to quit the job despite its high salary because she was not on

good _with her boss

Question 8: John had a _childhood, growing up with happily married parents and three

brothers

A carefree B careful C careless D troubled

Question 9: My aunt’s going through a _divorce; she’s paying a fortune in legal fees.

Question 10: Some women choose to an abortion rather than care for a severely disabled child.

Question 11: A judge might _sole custody to the mother, and the father has to pay child

support

Question 12: He is a boy in the family and his parents always give him everything he wants.

A blue-eyed B naked-eyed C black sheep D spoiled

Question 13: My sister _pregnant immediately after she got married.

Question 14: _is the fact of someone having been born into a family that belongs to the

highest social class

Question 15: My son is making a diagram of our family _for a school project.

Question 16: My wife is pregnant with twins They are _in February.

Question 17: If you are unable to meet the legal and moral responsibilities of parenthood, you may give

the baby _adoption There are professional adoption services and agencies to help you find a

loving forever home for your baby

A up for B in for C out of D up to

Question 18: Sally was granted sole _ of the children from her first marriage.

Question 19: The celebrity wrote a book about his _family.

A debilitated B defective C dysfunctional D effective

Question 20: They have three biological children and two _children.

A adopted B adoptive C adopting D adoptable

STT English Collocations Vietnamese meanings

1 Join hands = work together chung tay

2 Give sb a hand = help sb

Give a hand with doing st/st = help sb

to do/do st

giúp ai giúp với việc gì

3 Take/assume the responsibility for st/

doing st

= To be in charge of st/doing st

= Take charge of st/doing st

= To be responsible for st/doing st

chịu trách nhiệm với cái gì/làm gì

5 To be in a hurry = hurry(v)

In a hurry

vội vã, khẩn trương vội vàng hối hả, gấp rút, dễ dàng

8 To be in one's attempt to do st

= make an effort to do st

= try/attempt to do st

cố gắng làm gì

9 Try/do one’s best to do st cố gắng hết sức để làm gì

12 Put pressure on sb/st gây áp lực lên ai/cái gì

13 Men build the house and women

make it home

đàn ông xây nhà, đàn bà xây tổ ấm

15 Divide/split household chores phân công việc nhà

20 Do the household chores làm việc nhà

25 Set a good example for sb tạo gương tốt cho ai

27 Take turns in doing st thay phiên nhau làm gì

28 Household duties/chores trách nhiệm gia đình

30 East or West, home is best ta về ta tắm ao ta (không đâu tốt bằng ở nhà)

Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

Question 1: Everyone in my community _to help those impacted by the hurricane.

A joined hands B joined hand

Question 2: After marriage, Mrs Hoa always keeps good _with her mother-in-law.

C friendship D relationship

Question 3: We always split the housework equally - my mom cooks, my dad cleans the house and I do

the washing-up

Question 4: She decided to find a job to earn money instead of just living at home and being a

housekeeper

Question 5: Every individual should take responsibility for participating to protect environment.

Question 6: It is advisable that everyone in family share the household duties.

Question 7: We take _in doing the washing-up, cleaning the floor and watering the flowers.

Question 8: To Hoa, her father is the greatest person in the world and he always sets a

good _for her

Question 9: Make _he's honest before you lend him any money.

Question 10: My mother and I often go to the supermarket to shop for _at weekends.

Question 11: Today is a day I shall not forget in a _.

Question 12: When his wife gave birth to a baby boy, Mr Nam became the sole _.

Question 13: You've been so kind to me that I ought to be _to make any sacrifice for you.

Question 14: _is a person who works at home and takes care of the house and family.

Question 15: My parents always wish me to win a place at this university, but they never put

pressure _me

Question 16: Mr Hoang found it difficult to be in charge of the household _.

Question 17: My wife is going on her business next week so I have to _most of the chores

around the house

Question 18: In my family, my father always takes charge of doing the _lifting.

Question 19: There are many people that:" men build the house and women make it _" but I

don't agree with them

Question 20: I wish you’d _the effort to get on with her.